Elvis, Sunshine Ruby, & the Sportatorium + wrestling promo + Homer Henderson

The Dallas Sportatorium has a rich history other than wrestling. The best country and early rock'n'roll acts all performed here. The Big D Jamboree held its own with the Lousiana Hayride and other such venues. Elvis, Johnny Cash, Sunshine Ruby and other legendary acts all performed. This is a brief history of a place and time that sadly no longer exists.

 

Promo for Dallas Sportatorium Wrestling Card 8/4/89

Marc Lowrance hypes the fateful show where World Class Championship Wrestling officially became the Dallas branch of Jerry Jarrett's USWA.

 

Homer Henderson at the Sportatorium, Dallas, TX

 

On Valentines Day 1997 we went to the World Famous Sportatorium in Dallas to see some wrestling with musical accompaniment by Homer Henderson. Homer started off with the Star Spangled Banner, then provided musical fanfare for the wrestlers' procession to the ring. These were the declining days for the Sportatorium and were also the declining days for my video camera. Didn't get nearly enough footage as was warranted by this momentous occasion, but I guess it's better than nothing.

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Catch A Few Good Borrowed Images If You Can

From: http://victorfranko.tumblr.com/post/203154610/rod-filbrandt-night-of-the-hunter-rod-filbrandt

Rod Filbrandt - Night of the Hunter -Rod Filbrandt is hip, baby. Check out his site, Chowderhead Bazoo: http://chowderheadbazoo.typepad.com/ (I especially recommend the Bane of My Existence series), or better yet, buy his book, Dry Shave.



From: http://fuckyeahrocknroll.tumblr.com/post/204300578/syd-and-chimp

Syd Barrett with a chimp.



From: http://bebelestrange.tumblr.com/post/208973874

ezra pound



From: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31347383@N05/3745939823/

1920's Murder Puppets 50 Deutsche Pfennig. Rather graphic representation of puppets cheerfly pummeling another puppet to pieces. From what I remember of my limited German it mentions something about squeaking. The rest is up to you to decifer.



From: http://lacontessa.tumblr.com/post/206740590/johnny-cash

Johnny Cash



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From: http://bebelestrange.tumblr.com/post/208968696

A peepshow (or kullisentheater) by Martin Engelbrecht, circa 1750, showing the exterior of a bordello (Das Bordell). Hand-colored copper-engraved sheets, made in Augsburg, Germany.



From: http://pathologia.tumblr.com/post/208844783

(via palahniukandchocolate)



From: http://lacontessa.tumblr.com/post/209294007/by-dino-buzzati-detail-of-riratto-del-califfo

by Dino Buzzati, detail of Riratto del Califfo Mash er Rum e Delle Sue 20 Mogli, I think. (via A Journey Round My Skull)



From: http://scandyfactory.tumblr.com/post/210036930/forrest-j-ackerman-as-frankensteins-monster

Forrest J. Ackerman as Frankenstein’s monster



From: http://tsutpen.blogspot.com/2009/10/art-of-travel-28.html

The Art of Travel #28



From: http://glasspalaceexplosion.tumblr.com/post/210536423/poster-for-the-velvet-underground-mc5-at-the

Poster for The Velvet Underground & MC5 at the Boston Tea Party 1968



From: http://janitoroflunacy.tumblr.com/post/211909890/gunther-gerzso-1944

Gunther Gerzso 1944



From: http://josephzohn.tumblr.com/post/211897395/via-culturetrash





From: http://marquisofcarabas.tumblr.com/post/212178979/via-defeat

Out of the Friday Pan Into The Fire with New, Good, Borrowed Images

From: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PhilippinenseLL.jpg

Paphiopedilum philippinense
Lucien Linden & Emile Rodigas «Lindenia Iconographie des Orchidées»1898 (via Janitor of Lunacy)



From: http://ajourneyroundmyskull.blogspot.com/2009/09/artaud-in-full-bloom.html

Artaud in Full Bloom (1 of a collection at link)
"Where others present their works, I claim to do no more than show my mind." -- Artaud, The Umbilicus of Limbo (1925)
I covered Artaud only once before, in my 16th-ever post back in August 2007, which downplays how important his writings are to me. Read him at any time, but the younger and angrier the better.
From a letter to Paule Thevenin dated Feb. 24, 1948. Artaud died on March 4, 1948:
"I had a vision this afternoon -- I saw those who are going to follow me and who are still not completely embodied because pigs like those at the restaurant last night eat too much. There are some who eat too much and others like me who can no longer eat without spitting."



From: http://trixietreats.tumblr.com/post/187991044/ray-bradbury-forrest-j-ackerman-on-halloween

Ray Bradbury & Forrest J. Ackerman on Halloween (via DK Rising)



From: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wharepuni.jpg

Angas, George French, 1822-1886. George French Angas [delt]; J. W. Giles [lith].
Rangihaeata's celebrated house on the island of Mana called "Kaitangata". Shows a carved meeting house, called a wharepuni or wharenui , Māori, New Zealand, 19th century. (via Janitor of Lunacy)



From: http://pignouf-vintageposter.blogspot.com/2009/09/le-bon-martien.html

Le Bon Martien



From: http://bagger-ce.blogspot.com/2009/09/charlie-roberts.html

Charlie Roberts is a consummate collector of images, with an organizational system resembling the interior of a Whitman's Sampler. He perceives the world of people and things as a philatelist does, sifting through an unwieldy compendium of faces, hairdos, boots, magazines, art, animals, vehicles, potables, and foodstuffs, and then using gouache to depict portions of this array with varying degrees of fidelity. (source: flavorpill - Shana Nys Dambrot)



From: http://www.itsdeadlicious.com/2009/09/willy-deville-1953-2009.html

Willy Deville - 1953-2009
In Les Inrockuptibles. Janvier-Fevrier 1992.Interview by Serge Kaganski, photo by Renaud Monfourny.Ok I'm late but it's never too late right ?



From: http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/09/photo-of-the-day-hand-pull-noodles.html

Photo of the Day: Hand-Pull Noodles[Photograph: Rodney Chow ]
Noodles are a beautiful thing—watching them being made, even more so. This photo from Rodzillaaaaa on Flickr captures the art of whipping hand-pull noodles in mid-flight.



From: http://vaultofthebankrobber.blogspot.com/2009/09/fun-for-your-eyes.html

fun for your eyes.
A mask made out of masks. I could stare at this all day. Lots of cool little details.



From: http://nickdrake.tumblr.com/post/194186489/the-move

The Move



From: http://www.juxtapoz.com/11783-donald-roller-wilson

DONALD ROLLER WILSON
Porous Walker sez:"Deep in the Jungles of Arkansas, USA is a Nut Farm, Brenda's Nut Farm to be exact. Inside the gates of this Nut Farm lives & works my favorite artist in the world. Occassionally Donald Roller Wilson will share his newest works in the form of electronic mail, today was one of these days of joy, soon, I will travel to the Nut Farm to meet Donald Roller Wilson, until than, please familiarize yourself..." http://www.donaldrollerwilson.com
WHO REALLY REALLY KNOWS WHEN A HAPPY NEW YEAR ACTUALLY BEGINS?
COULD BE ONE BEGINS EVERY DAY.
SO, A HAPPY ONE TO YOU FROM ROLLER
(WHO WOULD LIKE TO YANK YOUR EAR - TO BEGIN WITH)...



From: http://lacontessa.tumblr.com/post/192659059/even-the-queen-of-the-galaxys-gotta-eat-via

Even the Queen of the Galaxy’s gotta eat…



From: http://lacontessa.tumblr.com/post/193224946/the-many-faces-of-mr-cash

The many faces of Mr Cash.
"Sometimes I am two people. Johnny is the nice one. Cash causes all the trouble. They fight."- Johnny Cash (via earnestlyhemingway)



From: http://rosadartle.blogspot.com/2009/09/franz-von-stuck-tilla-durieux-as-circe.html

Franz von Stuck - Tilla Durieux as Circe (1913)
He's lost out to Klimt in the reputation stakes, probably more because of Klimt's decorative qualities than through any fault of his own, but I prefer Von Stuck myself, as he seems to be hauling his images toward him from his dreams, rather than brushing them on to the canvas.
Google him to see what I mean.
Tilla Durieux was also painted by Renoir the next year, but he gave her hands like a pork-butcher which I am sure she must have hated.



From: http://tsutpen.blogspot.com/2009/09/future-is-now-3.html

The Future is Now #3
Platinum blonde alien with flying saucer phallus.

A Midsummer's Crock of Good Borrowed Images

From: http://roaringtwenties.tumblr.com/post/152910923/clara-bow-getting-wet-via

Clara Bow getting wet.



From: http://knotknot.tumblr.com/post/148511944





From: http://bebelestrange.tumblr.com/post/149669974

Johnny Cash and his mother Carrie, at her home in Oakview, California, 1968



From: http://www.gottahaverockandroll.com/LotDetail.aspx?lotid=3463

From the pen of Bob Dylan, circa 1963, these are the poet-singer's handwritten working lyrics to "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall". Written here are the first three stanzas of the song, with cross-outs & lines signifying repeated words. Dylan wrote these lyrics on 8.5" x 6" stationery. Although the paper bears two significant tears in two places, has a long crease and is stained, the handwritten lyrics, in black ink, are in excellent condition - strong and fully legible. This is an incredible rock & roll artifact showing the working of Dylan's mind as he worked out the lyrics to this classic song. Comes with a signed & dated letter from forensic document examiner James A. Blanco. Estimate: $30,000 - $40,000.



From: http://ffffound.com/image/d7115ead643921611981ebd9a882051b9b93ec90?c=3535012

Quoted from: The Swinging Sixties 20.media.tumblr.com/RDIzdsEnWp4er36bPOg3dKOWo1_400.jpg



From: http://marquisofcarabas.tumblr.com/post/150436358/the-entertainer-bobby-womack

The Entertainer: Bobby Womack



From: http://lpcoverlover.com/2009/07/28/shrimp-campy/

Shrimpenstein was on KHJ channel 9 in LA from 1966 to 1968. This is the opening theme sung by Dr. Von Schtick (Gene Moss in a bad Boris Karloff imitation and the Tijuana Bats.
The hosts were Gene Moss (Dr. Von Schtick) & Jim Thurman (voices). Shrimpenstein was a miniature Frankenstein monster (a ventriloquist dummy who was “created” when jellybeans were thrown into the Monster Machine) Moss & Thurman wrote the Roger Ramjet cartoons & did advertising campaigns, mostly for radio. Moss later did voice-overs for LA’s channel 2 news and Disney/Touchstone pictures previews. Thurman also wrote & did voices for Sesame Street.



From: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dellanorth/3193294806/

Illicit Wife, James Clayford, #15, A Complete $2.00 Love Novel, Astro Distributing Corp., New York, 1948, (copyrighted to Peggy Gaddis – pen name?)



From: http://flashy007.tumblr.com/post/140435295/art-of-natalie-shau-carmine

Art of Natalie Shau - Carmine



From: http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/30/jesus-in-caked-on-co.html

Jesus in caked-on cooking grease



From: http://scandyfactory.tumblr.com/post/152249647/the-sick-humor-of-lenny-bruce

The Sick Humor of Lenny Bruce-Fantasy Records



From: http://downtotheriver.tumblr.com/post/152174386





From: http://www.sweet-juniper.com/2009/07/feral-houses.html

"Feral Houses" James D. Griffioen's photos of Detroit, "the disappearing city"



From: http://www.itsdeadlicious.com/2009/07/quand-elles-se-mettent-cogner.html

Quand elles se mettent à cogner... Bevis Winter. "Angels Bruise Easy", Editions Le Trotteur, 1953.



From: http://artistspaid.com/post/153143758/nevver-buster-keaton

nevver: Buster Keaton



From: http://janitoroflunacy.tumblr.com/post/153346417/wurzeltod-trochilidae-by-ernst-haeckel

wurzeltod: Trochilidae by Ernst Haeckel



From: http://bebelestrange.tumblr.com/post/153347222

“meow?” julie newmar & lesley gore



From: http://janitoroflunacy.tumblr.com/post/153410071/easter-island-c1880

Easter Island c1880



From: http://scandyfactory.tumblr.com/post/153633093/john-waters-destroy-all-screeners

John Waters: DESTROY ALL SCREENERS

Shakespeare Was A Big George Jones Fan: Cowboy Jack Clement's Home Movies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8YUE3s5tT8



Shakespeare Was A Big George Jones Fan: Cowboy Jack Clement's Home Movies

This off-the-wall feature about legendary Nashville record producer/performer/artist Cowboy Jack Clement tells the story of his amazing career via home movies featuring longtime friends Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, John Prine, Bono and many more.